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kocey

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Registered: 2024-07-15

Posts: 5

[SOLVED] Steam infinite start loop

Hello, just like the title suggests. Basically steam loops at login and keeps on crashing instantly after start.
Video example : https://streamable.com/fhoy9n
Issue similar to https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=298303
yet launching /usr/bin/steam -no-cef-sandbox yields the same results as before(an inifinite frustrating loop):

/usr/bin/steam -no-cef-sandbox
steam.sh[19067]: Running Steam on arch rolling 64-bit
steam.sh[19067]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
setup.sh[19136]: Steam runtime environment up-to-date!
steam.sh[19067]: Steam client's requirements are satisfied
[2024-09-22 18:32:21] Startup - updater built Sep 17 2024 20:02:19
[2024-09-22 18:32:21] Startup - Steam Client launched with: '/home/kocey/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam' '-srt-logger-opened' '-no-cef-sandbox'
09/22 18:32:21 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
09/22 18:32:21 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1726604483)/tid(19201)
[2024-09-22 18:32:21] Loading cached metrics from disk (/home/kocey/.local/share/Steam/package/steam_client_metrics.bin)
[2024-09-22 18:32:21] Using the following download hosts for Public, Realm steamglobal
[2024-09-22 18:32:21] 1. https://client-update.akamai.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1000, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf'
[2024-09-22 18:32:21] 2. https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com, /client/, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf'
[2024-09-22 18:32:21] 3. https://client-update.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'baked in'
[2024-09-22 18:32:21] Verifying installation...
[2024-09-22 18:32:21] Verification complete
UpdateUI: skip show logo
Steam logging initialized: directory: /home/kocey/.local/share/Steam/logs

XRRGetOutputInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xebc0adc0
XRRGetCrtcInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xebc09500
steamwebhelper.sh[19209]: Using supervisor /home/kocey/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/amd64/usr/bin/steam-runtime-supervisor
steamwebhelper.sh[19209]: Starting steamwebhelper under bootstrap sniper steam runtime via /home/kocey/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper.sh
steamwebhelper.sh[19209]: CEF sandbox already disabled
steamwebhelper.sh[19209]: Starting steamwebhelper with Sniper steam runtime at /home/kocey/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper/_v2-entry-point
Steam Runtime Launch Service: starting steam-runtime-launcher-service
Steam Runtime Launch Service: steam-runtime-launcher-service is running pid 19346
bus_name=com.steampowered.PressureVessel.LaunchAlongsideSteam
exec ./steamwebhelper -lang=en_US -cachedir=/home/kocey/.local/share/Steam/config/htmlcache -steampid=19201 -buildid=1726604483 -steamid=0 -logdir=/home/kocey/.local/share/Steam/logs -uimode=7 -startcount=0 -userdatadir=/home/kocey/.local/share/Steam/config/cefdata -steamuniverse=Public -realm=Global -clientui=/home/kocey/.local/share/Steam/clientui -steampath=/home/kocey/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam -launcher=0 -use_safe_shutdown_workaround -use_xcomposite_workaround -no-restart-on-ui-mode-change --valve-initial-threadpool-size=4 --valve-enable-site-isolation --enable-smooth-scrolling --disable-gpu-compositing --disable-gpu --no-sandbox --password-store=basic --log-file=/home/kocey/.local/share/Steam/logs/cef_log.txt --disable-quick-menu --disable-features=SpareRendererForSitePerProcess,DcheckIsFatal

outpout of lspci -knn -d ::03xx :

09:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GA104 [GeForce RTX 3070] [10de:2484] (rev a1)
	Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Device [1462:3903]
	Kernel driver in use: nvidia
	Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidia_drm, nvidia

Journalctl :

Sep 22 18:20:09 arch-d-angel steam-runtime-steam-remote[14866]: steam-runtime-steam-remote: Steam is not running: No such device or address
Sep 22 18:20:13 arch-d-angel systemd-coredump[15285]: Process 15174 (steamwebhelper) of user 1000 terminated abnormally with signal 11/SEGV, processing...
Sep 22 18:20:13 arch-d-angel systemd-coredump[15286]: Process 15174 (steamwebhelper) of user 1000 dumped core.
Sep 22 18:20:24 arch-d-angel systemd-coredump[15526]: Process 15427 (steamwebhelper) of user 1000 terminated abnormally with signal 11/SEGV, processing...
Sep 22 18:20:24 arch-d-angel systemd-coredump[15527]: Process 15427 (steamwebhelper) of user 1000 dumped core.
Sep 22 18:20:34 arch-d-angel systemd-coredump[15762]: Process 15665 (steamwebhelper) of user 1000 terminated abnormally with signal 11/SEGV, processing...
Sep 22 18:20:34 arch-d-angel systemd-coredump[15763]: Process 15665 (steamwebhelper) of user 1000 dumped core.

A few lines from  .steam/steam/logs/webhelper-linux.txt:

ERR: Display.cpp:1021 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 0: Internal Vulkan error (-3): Initialization of an object could not be completed for implementation-specific reasons, in ../../third_party/angle/src/libANGLE/renderer/vulkan/RendererVk.cpp, initialize:1404.
[0922/183243.354269:ERROR:gl_display.cc(508)] EGL Driver message (Critical) eglInitialize: Internal Vulkan error (-3): Initialization of an object could not be completed for implementation-specific reasons, in ../../third_party/angle/src/libANGLE/renderer/vulkan/RendererVk.cpp, initialize:1404.
[0922/183243.354308:ERROR:gl_display.cc(932)] eglInitialize SwANGLE failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED
[0922/183243.354340:ERROR:gl_ozone_egl.cc(23)] GLDisplayEGL::Initialize failed.
[0922/183243.355025:ERROR:viz_main_impl.cc(186)] Exiting GPU process due to errors during initialization
[0922/183243.376003:INFO:crash_reporting.cc(262)] Crash reporting enabled for process: gpu-process
[0922/183243.381382:ERROR:angle_platform_impl.cc(43)] Display.cpp:1021 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 0: Internal Vulkan error (-3): Initialization of an object could not be completed for implementation-specific reasons, in ../../third_party/angle/src/libANGLE/renderer/vulkan/RendererVk.cpp, initialize:1404.
ERR: Display.cpp:1021 (initialize): ANGLE Display::initialize error 0: Internal Vulkan error (-3): Initialization of an object could not be completed for implementation-specific reasons, in ../../third_party/angle/src/libANGLE/renderer/vulkan/RendererVk.cpp, initialize:1404.
[0922/183243.381429:ERROR:gl_display.cc(508)] EGL Driver message (Critical) eglInitialize: Internal Vulkan error (-3): Initialization of an object could not be completed for implementation-specific reasons, in ../../third_party/angle/src/libANGLE/renderer/vulkan/RendererVk.cpp, initialize:1404.
[0922/183243.381462:ERROR:gl_display.cc(932)] eglInitialize SwANGLE failed with error EGL_NOT_INITIALIZED
[0922/183243.381505:ERROR:gl_ozone_egl.cc(23)] GLDisplayEGL::Initialize failed.
[0922/183243.382192:ERROR:viz_main_impl.cc(186)] Exiting GPU process due to errors during initialization
[0922/183243.385771:INFO:crash_reporting.cc(262)] Crash reporting enabled for process: gpu-process
[0922/183243.387451:ERROR:gpu_init.cc(523)] Passthrough is not supported, GL is disabled, ANGLE is 
[0922/183243.388431:WARNING:crash_reporting.cc(278)] Failed to set crash key: UserID with value: 0
[0922/183243.388472:WARNING:crash_reporting.cc(278)] Failed to set crash key: BuildID with value: 1726604483
[0922/183243.388474:WARNING:crash_reporting.cc(278)] Failed to set crash key: SteamUniverse with value: Public
[0922/183243.388476:WARNING:crash_reporting.cc(278)] Failed to set crash key: Vendor with value: Valve
[0922/183243.388477:WARNING:crash_reporting.cc(278)] Failed to set crash key: Platform with value: Linux
[0922/183243.388933:INFO:crash_reporting.cc(239)] Crash reporting enabled for process: utility
[0922/183244.231712:INFO:crash_reporting.cc(262)] Crash reporting enabled for process: utility
[0922/183244.283102:INFO:crash_reporting.cc(262)] Crash reporting enabled for process: renderer

If it is worth noting that Webcord & Discord stopped working aswell.
Also I have installed this yesterday night set it up and turned off the computer : https://github.com/aczw/sddm-theme-corners

pacman -Syu sddm qt5-graphicaleffects qt5-svg qt5-quickcontrols2

But I am not sure if it is related. I did not launch steam afterwards. Behaviour started occuring this morning. Any ideas?

Last edited by kocey (2024-09-22 20:24:04)

kocey

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Registered: 2024-07-15

Posts: 5

Re: [SOLVED] Steam infinite start loop

Solved it.

It was a stupid cursor I set previously...

Tux1

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Registered: 2026-01-28

Posts: 6

Re: [SOLVED] Steam infinite start loop

Hey kocey, I'm having an issue similar to yours and I have no idea what you mean by "a stupid cursor I set previously" or how that is relevant to solving the issue. Could you elaborate?

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,074

Re: [SOLVED] Steam infinite start loop

Some cursor themes can be  incomplete or logically broken because they setup things incorrectly, if you recently switched your cursor theme, try to undo that. See also https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 1#p2082761 which might help fix logically broken cursor themes if they are just missing common icons.

In general if this wasn't it, try to avoid necroing an already solved old thread and instead open a new one describing the exact issue you see.

Last edited by V1del (2026-01-28 19:55:34)

kocey

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Registered: 2024-07-15

Posts: 5

Re: [SOLVED] Steam infinite start loop

Hey kocey, I'm having an issue similar to yours and I have no idea what you mean by "a stupid cursor I set previously" or how that is relevant to solving the issue. Could you elaborate?

Hi Tux, basically I changed my mouse cursor through nwglook and weirdly enough it was causing the crash and for a bunch of other apps aswell, I then reverted back to the original mouse cursor and everything started working again.
Looking back, I still have no idea why it did that though.

I am using this now and it works well : https://github.com/yeyushengfan258/ArcStarry-Cursors